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Venezuela Minister Posts PHOTOS of 'Attacked Power Plant' to Show Blackout Cause

There have been a number of large-scale power outages across the country in recent weeks, with the most massive one to date occurring on 7 March, when over 30 million citizens suffered from lack of access to vital needs like water supplies.

Venezuela’s Communication and Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez has uploaded pictures and videos of a suspected attack on the country’s power station, arguing in one of them that “the criminals” have specifically “generated a fire” to permanently block the transportation of cargo.

A massive blackout that hit several regions in Venezuela, including large swathes of Caracas, as early as on Monday and continued into Tuesday, has severely affected Caracas’ metro, bringing it to a complete standstill, El Nacional reported, adding that the day earlier, three of five lines didn’t work due to repeated disruptions in the electricity supply.